Friday, October 13, 2017

Blog Tour: A Messy, Beautiful Life By Sara Jade Alan

And not always the ha, ha kind. Like that one time where a
hot guy tried to kiss me and I fell. Down. Hard. And then found out I had
cancer.

I’m trying to be strong for my friends and my mom.

And I’m trying so hard to be “just friends” with that hot
guy, even though he seems to want so much more. But I won’t do that to him.
He’s been through this before with his family, and I’m not going to let him
watch me die.

So, I tell myself: Smile Ellie. Be funny Ellie. Don’t cry
Ellie, because once I start, I might not stop.

My review: 4.5 stars!
Oh my goodness- this book was so full of feels! Alan was absolutely masterful at bringing comedy into an automatically angsty situation. It was charming and had perfect dialog. What an amazing friend group she created for Ellie- all believable, honest characters. A must read!

Sara Jade Alan wrote her first comedy sketch during second
grade recess, then cast it, directed it, and made costumes out of garbage bags.
Since then, she has performed in over a thousand improvised and scripted shows
all over the country. When she lived in New York City with her college improv
group, she worked as an assistant to a best-selling author of young adult
novels featuring strong female heroes and was completely inspired by her books
and the awesomeness of her teen fans. Spending a year on crutches, Sara turned
to writing her own young adult stories and was hooked. Currently, she is
one-half of the comedy duo, The Novelistas, who perform about writing and teach
performance to writers. Hailing from a suburb of Chicago, Sara now lives in
Colorado with her husband—who she met in that college improv group—and
daughter, who they waited a bunch of years to make. She is a member of and
guest instructor at Lighthouse Writers Workshop.